1 ...At.. .fl fss mm : t- ' i 'a: B. P. BOHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XUV. MIFTLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 7, 1S90. NO. '20. Sep Esiin riiA is pa!n wending h' way to the interior of Africa. U will probably make a despera'e effort thu tlma to prevent his re-cue by enter prising, enthusiastic and also intrepid explorers. Tub familiar expression, "the smok ing pistol atill in hit hand," will go out of service when smokeless pjwder cornea into general use. It la prttty threadbare anyhow, and It can well be dismissed after its long aerTice. I'l'iiLK ATiov of warn'ugs against the careless handling of tin arms seem to be al'ogether useless when a boy, already warned by the loss of a hand and several fingers, looks doo the muzzle of a revolver to find out whether it Is loaded, and ascertains that It is, in a way to make the information of no value to anybody but a coronet jury. The Ait Club Li doing a (rood work in arranging for informal exhibitions such as that or architectural drawings, which was opened recently. Such dis plays are interesting to I he general pub lic and are of ie.il value to the special ists whose ".orksare exhibited or who attend to see what others are do'ng in their line. It is particularly desirable to have architectural drawings exhibi ted by themselves. They combine sci ence and art and are always overshad owed when exhibited alone with pure art works, full of life and color. I'tiM E 1.im At:i k'9 contention was that the Chancellor of the Empire had the right to choose the heads of the various departments of the Uovern ment, and that their duty was simply to obey him. The Emperor, on the other hand, believes that the right of select iou belongs to him, and he is not likely to exact a less measure of obedience, Bis marck detested ministerial responsi bility to Parliament; and it is Lot likely to be yet inrroduced into German politics, unless the parliamentary oppo sition to the Government should be greatly strengthened. Some el'y man has discovered that in Turkey in the summer time men work from sunrise to sun-'et. If be should go out on a farm in this country and stay there for awhile be might add the information that the farmers of this country do just the same as the farmers of Turkey iu the matter of working hour--, and for the same rea son, because they have limited time In which to plant, cultivate and reap their crop-. Eifcht-hour laws have no cf-ai uis for the farmer here or el-e-w ueie. Baltimore has grtally enlarged her Manual Training School, which wi oient d about ISM. and the new budd ing will be ready for occupancy iu a few week. It seems to be well adapted to its purposes, and the interesting statement is made that the plans for it were made by two former pupils of the school, who now occupy responsible position., and have evidently derived great advantage from their practical education. As th school itself is only ix years old, the.-e architects must still be mute yourg. They were not taught to be architects in the -chool, but the school traiuimr they received Cited them to rapidly advance in their chosei professlon- If a messtge In a bott'e from a wrecked ship was eTer of val'.e, it has lost all significance since silly people took to playing practical jokes by send ing bogus messages adrift. Thus, the message picked up oil the Lizard, stat iug tl'Ut thi: steamer Erin is at fie lot tom of the sea, would have uos.gniG cai.ee whatever but for the fnct that the E iu is among the missing. The mess ge itself bxiks like a hoax. It tells t o 1 tt!e. If a ship wrecked man wants to end wiud of the disaster by a .lii.hce ni?s.-eui. r, why should he limit hinue f to such a meagre statement? It ban the characteristic of a hoax ir i s kick of detail. While it is not 1 kely that the3ecre tar? of the Treasury and the advocates In Congiessof an expindonof the cur rency will come to an agreement, it is highly probable that some legislation looking to that end will be accom plished durinr the present Congres sional se slon. Here In the East there is usually an abundance of currency; but in Western communities no such overflowing supply is to be had. Rep resentat. ves from that section, without regard to parly, are very much in ear nest over currency inflation, which the Grangers have been taught to regard as a panacea for all the ills and misfor tunes of maluesa life. This is one of the questions which cannot be settled by the party caucus method, and it is likely to keel" the majority leaders la Congress on a hot gr diron for some time to come. Tim: Universal Trace Union, which Las ' l:caiuarte-s in Philadelphia, aco.il plished a great and good work wleo it induced Venezutla and Great Br: lain to arbitrate thsir differences respecting the boundary TiLe between Brltis'.i Guiana and Venezuela, The agent of the Union in that undertak ing was Mr. Conrad F. Stollmeyer, whose task seemed visionary at first, but. who accomplished it with tact and good judgment. lie now proposes to go to Europe on a similar mission of peace, and. in view or what be accom plished iu Venezuela, there is more rea son than would otherwise exist forth bop that he may bo able to promote the adaption of arbitration In place of war for the setil-me t of differences between nations. At all events, Ik: Stollv uieyer and Ire Pence Union de serve eucourag-iuent aud suppoit In tiieir disinterested effort to get nations to reason rather than fight witb ou another WORK I NDKItGROL ND. thoaumlt of Men Toil Benrth ttie MlWK, If a man were to keep biseyes fasten ed on his feet aa he walked up Broad way from the l'att-ry he would be sur prised at the vast number of vault lights which stuil the sidewalk. Not only would be find large Lghta running ont front the buildings several feet into toe sidewalk, but also numerous small circular 1 ghU nearer the curb. These vanlts lights are the windows of the underground workers in New York. At the first sight this phase ecms startling. The idea of under ground workers in this city apteara odd and strange, yet more than loO.txm New York citizens, according to a con servative estimate spen I the workin? hours of the dar lieneath the level ui the ground, and see the sun and fky and the gay throngs only in their leis ure hours. Millions upon millions of dollars are invented in property that is kept under the sidewalks; thousands upon thous ands of dollars are spent npon ventil ating and lighting the r.nlergronnd chambers. If the North Kiver were to overflow its banks some night when the town was uietly sleeping, and t e worthy burghers were to rind the wa'or on a 1.". el with the first floors the next morning, the damage sustained by the business community would be hundreds of millions. Of the wholesale dry goods bouses there are some in which the basements and sub-basements are the most liupor ant departments of the entire business. In one large wholesale dry god house on lower Broadway the basement is used for imported upholstery goods. The store is on a corner, ami the base ment is an immensely large room run ning ont under the sidewalk on Broad way and on the cross street also. Twenty-five persons are employed hero at salaries ranging from l,50k to 7, 5N a year, who are never outside of the basement during business hours except when they go out to luncheni. The basement here bus the most im proved ventilating apparatus, and the vault lights are so constructed thnt on ordinary days no artificial menus of lighting is found necessary. At the present time the ttock in the basement is worth, at the importer's rating, Simi- The soil at this particular sot will not permit of a sub cellar, as the water comes bubbleing up, and even with the present basement a solid concrete door Las been f uml n cessary in order to keep out the damp. In other parts of Broadwr.y where this condition does not prevail all the dry goods houses have eub-buaeuients, which are nsnally devoted to two purposes; one contains the surplus stock, and the other the packers" department. In a very large dry goods bonse 4'M and o' cases a lay are received during tin bu-y seasons, and a targe number of men are kept busy placing and sorting their con tents. In these same houses the first base ment is used for staple goods, such as linens and cottons. The value of these iu a business of the first class woul 1 av erage alout SHI '.(NHJ. There are some stores which have even three b.ise meuts. The first is reserved for blank ets, which make a valuable stock: the second for staples, an 1 the third for reserved stock. Ihe staples are always kept in the basement, for the reason that they are Wing sold almost as rai idlv as they come into the house and have to be handled quickly. Such houses employ in the neighborhood of men. whose work lies entirely be neath the ground floor. The work of ventilating sub-basements is by no m ans easy, and always expensive, nil le the light requires artificial assist ance at all times. The owaer of a building is generally supposed to own to ttie center of the street, but as a matter of fact the city receives a considerable income from thtme proprietors who excavate und r the si.lewalk. Usually the tax demand ed by the c.ty is 75 cents per cubic foot. In addition to this ex(ense, contractors receive Jo per square foot for allexcavat ing under the str. et and sidewalk. The work is particularly ditlieult, as it is necessary to put in very substantial supi orts to pro cent the sidewalk or street from caving In. The owner of one large store told the reporter that it Lad cost him over 3U,UiN for excavat ing and finishing his basement under the sidewalk alone. In the lower part of the city, where the big wholesale liquor houses are, and where some of the safety deposit companies have vaults, there are pi tees where the excavations go even leyond the curb. When the question ot an underground railway on Broadway was first considered one of th main objec tions urged by the property holders was that it would interfere with their underground vaults. The big liquor importers keep hundreds of tons of wine of the rarer qualities in their sub cellars. Bnt it is in the large retail dry goods houses np town, those stores where al most everything is sold, that the base ment and sub-basement are most im portant. In one of these the basement extends from block to block, and con tains besides two sales departments, the packinir, rc-etving and delivery rooms. From 'AH) to 4o0 persons are employed continually in the debvery and receiving departments alone. Here a system is in operation without which the immense business could not be car ried on. Every article that is sent out of the house passes through the de livery department, and every article sold "over the counters comes from the receiving department first. Two hun dred thousand dollars is the lowest val uation placed upon the stock contained in the receiving room at any hour of the twenty-foar. 1 iring the holiday season 210,000 packages were handled weekly in the delivery room. On two sides of the basement the space under the street is taken np by the engines and ventilat ing apparatus. There is here also a very powerful engine, which operates the pneumatic tubes by means of which cash is conveyed from the counters to the cashier's department. There is a ventilating apparatus, which is in oper ation in the basement all the time, and another which is used throughout the store during the summer. Incandes cent lights are used in all these rooms at all times of the year. Adjoining the delivery department is a large bales room, in which ordinary china and lamps are keit, and leyond that a de partment for ho is -hold utensils. Another dry goods house utilizes its basement to kevu advantage. It adver tises bargains ou certain days of each '.vc'-k. and ul ays places them on sale in a remote corner of the basement. In trder to reach these bargains, the sbop erhaatogo through the main lloor I nd run the ganutlet of numerous at tractive counters in the basement. While a man mar possibly jro ktraiiiht to the objective point, purchase the bargain, and triumphantly disappear, nine women out of ten are sure to come out with at least a dozeu purchases that they had not intended to make when they entered the store. In addition to these large concerns, there are thouaands of small shops and basements devoted to manufacturing purposes in the city, where the comfort of the workers is not so carefully con sidered. In computing the number ot persons, who tqend a large share of their time underneath the crust of the city, it will not do to forget those who are kept there against their wilL The cells in many of the city prisons are in the basements V. J. Sun. AN JJNKNOWN ISLAND. Even at tne Present Time New Guinea Is a Terra Incosnlta. Among the islands of the world New Guinea stands second in size to Aus tralia, of which at one time it has evi dently been a part. The geological character of the bottom of the shallow Torres strait, which, with a width of eighty miles, separates the two islands, shows that it was a connecting isthmus before its submersion, which probably occurred in the Miocene period. New Guinea lies immediately north of Aus tralia, between 25 minutes am1 10 de grees 40 minutes south latitude, and lietween 130 degrees 50 minutes and 1"0 degrees Ho minutes east longitude. It is 1,4'JO miles long, with a maximum breadth of 4:i0 miles, and its area i :ti ',,(,) square miles. In its general configuration it is mountainons, and its coast-line is composed of i-teep cliffs broken by the swampy deltas of navi gable rivers, some of which streams are of considerable size. A barrier reef, with oenings that afford a safe harlxr age forj large vessels, lies outside of much of its coast, from its situation, almost directly under the equator, the climate of New Guinea is hot and hu mid, aud ou the coast nuhealthfut. The remote ness of New Guinea from the usual conrses of merchant vessels, the steep cliffs of its coast, the dense forests, and, where the shores are low, the swamps and malarial jungles, to gether with the treachery and ferocity of its inhabitants, are causes whic have rendered it so long a mystery to civilized eyes. While it coa-t-lme is comparatively well mapped, but li'tle more is known of the interior than that it contains high mountain ranges, sme d which are visible from the sea, but they have so far proved inaccessible. l'AllH-rtis, the Italian explorer, in lS7-7 steamed in the ten-ton launch Neva five hundred miles np the Fly river, in the south part of New Guinea. He found the vegetntion to be Austra lian in character, the river banks low and swampy. As be penel rated the in terior of the island be ieted that the eple were more civilized than those residing Uku the coast, but they were warlike and treacherous, sometimes en deavoring to entice his party into am buscades upon the shores, an.l several times attacking bis launch with fleets of canoes. Attempts by explorers to push by land into the interior have invariably failed bvfore much progress was accom plished. All observations that have been made confirm the fact that New (iuinea is rich in ir it and plant life ol many descriptions, that the soil is fer tile, the scenery magnificent in many parts, and that tut lsl nd teems with inhabitants. It is by the great water ways into this island, that the most im portant explorations have been made. By no other way could any uart of the interior be as yet safely entered. But little knowledge of the interior of New Guinea can be obtained from its nutive eopleB, which consists of a great nnmber of Isolate.! tribes, differ ing much in appearance and language. These communities live at constant feud with one auo'her, and can give little information of tribes beyond the limits of their respective domains. There are a variety of types among the people, the prevailing characteristics of race being ttioKe known as the Papuan, which are found : esecially in the south-east of the island. In this tyje is fount! long frizzy hair, which is tlres-ed by its owners into the form of a mop; a skin removed just a shade from black; a prominent aquiline nose, de pressed at the point; and portruding bps, which cause the chin to appear to retreat. Ieprosy, elephantiasis, itch and ophthalmia are frequent among the New Guinea natives and fully a third of them are sill ic ted with a malignaut ringworm caused by a microscopic in sect. Amonr certain coast tribes of the island the intermixture of Arab and Malay blood has produced a fairer type of eopIe, snerior to tho Papuans; other New Guinea tribes resemble the Polynesians. In the mountainous northern part of New Guinea, at Audai, are the Arfaks, which are described by I)'Altertis as a fine, tall, strong people, superior to natives of the coast. The type of the mountain tribes is generally l'apnan, and tho expression of their countenances is melancholy. Among them, according to this explorer, are albinos; and some tribes have the woolly hair of the genuine negro. Among the natives the level of civiliza tion varies, but it soldom reaches even the average Pacific island standard. They have no single name for New Guinea, nor any iilea of its extent, on'y using terms signifying "great laud" fij distinguish it from the adjacent islands. Gounod's Interest In Younz Musi cians. M. Gounod, the eminet musical com poser, is a man of Intense religious feeling, says the Court Journa Year by year be has grown more ascetic and exclude 1 iu bis habits, till to-day be lives almost the life of a hermit, lie deeply dislikes the frivolous 1 abits of Parisian society, and confines bis visit ing solely to the old, eminently Catholic aud aristocratic families of the Fou rourg St. Germain. Although living in such reLlred fashion Gounod is al ways at borne to musical aspirants. The young and ambitious couiios-r Biidi both a critic and a friend iu the grent compeer; the debutante vocal. st may apply without fear of rejection to the author of "Faust" for advice and Instruction. To absolute merit Gounod is kindness and indulgence itself, but those unfitted for the musical career are told so in plain, blunt woids, which admit of no qualifications. Mr. Glrard'S Watchf ulnass. Stephen Girard, the once famous millionaire of Philadel. hia, if he was here to-day, would probably be an enemy to the present half-holiday sys tem. He employed a corps of clerks, whom be kept at their duties from early mora until midnight, watching them Terr closely. If he saw their eyes growing heavy over their evening duties, be would kind.y send an old colored man in with a steaming pot of hot eoffe to keep tbem awake untd thejr work was finished. YOUNu WOMEN COPYISTS. Soma Sound Advice for Aspirant In that Line. It may be interesting to the hundred! of young and middle-aged women wbe are uneasy, or who feel that they must make their way In the world, and whe look upon t ie life of a copyist ai the most desirable and attractive one in fact, as the ideal life to bear from a few copyists, both inexperienced ami experienced. So many have recently come to me for advice that I have concluded thai it may be wise to publish a statement, showing the copyist's life to be one not filled with continual sunshine and pr. sv lerity, I do not like to discourage, but it feems to me tiiat women should under-ta d before entering this profes s'ou where skill, knowledge, art, ex actiiess, perseverence and close applica tion and faith uluess are requited to make one a succe sful copyist what capabilities are demanded at the preseat i ime. A slipshod copyist dees not stand the least shadow of a chance; should she be fortunate enough to fall into a posi tion she will soon be uisuiissel. Before preparing one's self t3 b a stenographer, typewriter or pen copyist one should consider well her liinecs foi such work. To play over the keys of a tyewriter at breakneck speed is no' suthcieut; one must tlnuk. A very rapid copyist is not satisfactory if she sacr flees neatness aud accuracy tc speed. If both can be combined, suc cess is sure to follow. "Why, I can easily write niuet words a minute," one bright-eyed copy ist said wheu I dropped into her em plover's office, wheie confusion reigned supreme. "let me see your work, please," said I. And out came a lively looking sheet of legal cap. I looked, said nolhiii? for a moment, then concluded it was my duly to enlighten the self satisfied febia'e. Pietty fast work, to be sure,'' said I; "but don't you have any style iu the arrangement of your work? ' "Well, no, I guess n t. I take it a it comes. I must write fast, you know, anil I can't stop to plan." "IIow abou, spelling, my friend?'' continued 1, eager to draw her out that I might h ive au opportunity to suggest and help her. "Well, she rep'ied, "I am not much at spelling, but if a word is misspelled thi-y draw a line through and write the conection above." "But," said I, "d d you ever con sider how a page say a lawyer's brief, which Is to be tiled iu court, and w hich is to be read by some judge and pre served for future use and reference would look thus marred if 1 have had an o,portuni y to examine the work of many copyists," I continued, "par ticularly work which has been prepared for the courts, and which lias been brought to me to recopy, as it was so pool ly done, and I have bt-eu airaz-d at the seeming lack of knowledge or carelessness, and I may say pride, shown by the copyist." "Just lei me sit down at your ma chine and show ycu a page which I will uo. If I write last ve y good, but let me say that to be accurate is the first Ixiiut I shall try to keep in mind. Ar raiigement is also important, and one's ages should at once strike the eye as aitistic and carefully prepared. Not a word must be mis. polled. There, iu noes a fresh she t. Now, time me. My heading first. Then we leave suit able space, say an inch, und continue our work. We will not llf: the carriage every minute to see blunders; we will be pretty sure to liave the matter cor rectly in nilud before we start, theu g ahead. This lawyer doesn't paragraph (written In a Lurry, undoubtedly J Weil, we must think a little and do this for him. I-awyers, ai well :is ot hers, leave much for copyists to do; so one must have sullicieut knowledge to make the docuiU'-nt a correct one. When I say correct. I mean in the mat ters referred to. We are not at liberty to chmge the original wording. As lx-fore stated, accuracy is imperative; but we must paragraph and beglu a new sentence with a capita!. When a dasli is used in Ihe original pajier to represent a pci io I, we are just tied in ti-i'iga period. 1 have never had any limit found when I have done tlos. Here is au expression which is evi dently inteuded to be emphasized, and this idea we cau convey best by slicing between letters. 1 will do this aud see how the idea strikes you. Finished! Yes, aud wo have just left a neat space at the bolton of ur page. Out it comes. IIow much time? Well, only three minutes longer than you were; besides, we have done some talking. IIow docs the page look to you, my friend V" "Whyl IIow could you do it eo well?" she asked, looking quite dazed. "By t'llnkiiig," 1 replied. "Were you instructed in typewriting copyli g b.-f re entering the ollice'i"' I asked. "Ou, no! I picked it up.'' "Heeu In re long?" "So, just came. A busy place, you s e. Gen'ltuian are out much of the l ine and I am left to manage. I get a week and, if satisfactory, am to have more another mouth. Copyist who w is here before me left for a better p -sition. The ofiice boy tells me she did splendid work. Was trusted with everything, and was a real lady, blie get big ay now. IIoje 1 shall some time; but as I have a good borne I am only working for pin money and can a;Iord to work cheap." "Y'ou wid certainly get good pay for feood work; poorcopyists, though cheap, are not going to take the' place of ear nest, capable ones any lon jer," I re plied, and bade her Rood morning. Latkii. "Lo-t your sitiou, my fiieud?" I inquired as we met ou the .steps of one of o ir public build ups; "tell me about It." "Those men," she replied, "have no patience; expect me to kuow it al'. Last copyist spoiled the place for me. They say she is coming back to them, aud, what do you think-? They are tc pay her $18 per weekl !" Why Stanley Came Back. When the great African exp!orer was by many per-wis given up for lost, and even the most sanguine were full of fears for bis safety, there was one woman la London w bo never doubted that he would return. The woman was Stanleys landlady. Whenever anyone suggested the possibility that he might ucver be heard from, she replied, with perfect couU Jence: lt is impossible. Mr. Stanley has not g'.vtn up his rooa., and 1 am sure be will return. Stanley did leturti, though the world iu general has not till recently beeu aware of the Imp-ratlve engagement wh ch made it imp- sslble for bun to do ot'uerwlre, - Swinging in the Grapevine Swing. When I was a boy on the old plantation, Down bv tlie deep bayou. Tbr tiiirrmt spot of all creation. I'uaer luearcning Diue; When tbewind eameover the cotton and orn. To tbe long, sll'ii loop I'd spring. With broan feri tuire and hat-briin torn. And swing in the grapevine swing; Swinging In the grapevine swing. Laugning a here the wild birds sing. 1 dream and sigh Fir Ihe days gone bv. Swinging in tbe grapevine swing. Out o'er tbe water lllie bonnie and bright. Back to the m-gron trees; I shouted and laughed ith a heart as light As a wild rose tossed by the breeze. The mocking bliil joined in my reckless glee. I longed for no angel's wing; 1 was just as near haven as I wanted to be, Swinging ir the grapevine swing! w ing in the grapevine swing, lug - A. where the wild birds sing ith. to be a boy. Witb a heart full of joy. Swinging in the grapevine swing. I'm wearv at morn. I'm wearv at ntgbt, I'm IreiteU aud sore of heart: And care Is sowing my locks with white As 1 wend through the fevered mart I'm tired of t.ie world, with its prule and pomp. And fame seems a worthless thing; I'd barter it all for one day's romp Aud a swing in ttie grapevine swing, sw tugifig in the gtaevlne vwing. Laughiug w here ihe w ild birils sing 1 would I were away Fioin the world to-uay. Swinging in the grapevine swing. LXeu Oituiu 'Jime-JJemocroU. A WORLD OLD STORY. Mr. Jo?eph Iatlmer was the owner and editor of a daily jourt al in one of our large inland cities. When bis son Hugh married he took him into part nership and made him managing editor of the pal-r, which by that time bad become a very valuable property. Grad ually Mr. Latimer gave up his interest in the "Age" to his son, who came, however, every evening to the bouse to consult with him. One day, wheu the future policy of the paper upon an imiortant interstate comu.ercial qi estion was to be decided, Hugh found bis father waiting in the hall for bim. He beckoned him Into the library. We shall not be interrupted here.' Hut the sweet, decided voice of a Honmn called from the stairs litlng Hugh up to my room, dear. It Is too cola lor me in the library.' The young man jjave an impatient shrug. 'I have very little time, and it will take so long to explain the matter to ui ther.' es, yes,' said Mr. La'imer. 'But don't be in pat lent with her, Hugh; sl:e us d to consult with me about every ixiiut in the paper when it started, aud her interest is ju-t as keen now. 'It was a little six by ten weekly .sheet then, full of stories and riddles,' grumbled the young man, as tie fol lowed bis father up the stairs. But he stnled as be entered the cbeeiy little room, with its warm cr uison drapery and bright wood tire, known iu the house as 'mother's corner,' and gave his mother a bearly hug and kts- She was a slender, daintily dressed woman, with her white hair curlli g a llttie on the forehead, a soft color ou her cheeks aud a certain gHain of command in ber friendly brown eyes. The litfiuer children were all proud of their mother's leauty anil charm; anil they were as fond of her as they had leeu w en tl.ey were childreu. she beinir, as Hugh o'teu said, 'the most uio'herly of mothers.' 'Is Clara with you, Hugh?' 'Yes; 8he is in the parlor with Frances. Are you not going down, mot' er?' Presently. I must tube part in this pour parler first ' b, very welll' She sea ed herself beside ber little work-table near the fire, '(io on, boys, I am all attention,' nodding PJld fuiiliug 1 r-'ghtly at them. The two. men began their consulta tion, but under a restraint. Mrs. Lat imer interrupted ihcru with Incessant questions. 'I am shamefully 'gnorant upon this matter, Hugh,' she said at last. 'In deed, I have not helped you at all on the "Age" this winter, as I should have done. What with managing the house, and taking Frai.ces into society and overlooking Jerry at college, 1 have lost 1.- mot on home aud foreign poli tics.' I keep Clara in ignorance of tioth,' said Hugh. A foul muddle every where, I tell her. Women had better keep from It,' Oh, Clara!' The color rose to Mrs. La imer's cheeK. She was silent a mo ment. Tray do not decide on this mat ter, Joseph, until I have looked into it a little. Your father used to say, Hugh, 'Give me Susan's intuitions be fuie any man's reasonings.' 'Ah, mother, you like to put your little fingers into every pie!' said Hugh, with a short, annoyed laugh. Mrs. Latimer shot a keen glance at him. The joke jarred on ber. As she sat there every day, listening to the family consultation, she always liked t remember Madame de Maluteuon stitching at her seam in the council of the wing, shaking ihe decisive word which controlled the destinies of France. But ber son just now had spoken to her as to a child who must be amused. Hugh!' Ouly the other d:iy she was teaching the dull boy bis primer; aud bow dull lie was! They were talking now of a news paper man from Mew Y'ork, who had written two or three articles for ttie "Age." If you say so. father,' said Hugh, I will make a permanent arraugement with Xoblit to-night. He is the very man for the times.' Then the times demand neither wit, logic nor sense, said Mrs. Latimer, with acerbity. 'The man is slangy aud shallow. He really is a very popular writer just now, said her husband, gently. He will help the paper immensely.' By lowering its tcne? Uis style is execrable. Siely you will allow, Joseph, that I am a judge of good Eng lish. You used to say that my taste was founded on the best models.' Yes, yes. Susan; but the models and you aud I are a little old-fashioned, I'm afraid. The angry tears rose to Mrs. Lati mei 'a eyes. My upiuion is of very little value, I see,' fiho said. I shall not offer It again. Do as you think best.' Hugh put bis bauds on ber shoulders and kissed ber. 'I'm afraid we must in this case, mammy dear.' be said. 'Noblet w ill be a big card for us. The "Eagle" is try ing to snap bim up. I must telegraph for bim to night.' She knitted ber brows and snapped off ber thread wralhfully, but did not speak. Hugh remembered bow these j jjns used to make his heart quake when be was a little chap standing be fore ber knees. Dear mammy! Under all she was always tender-hearted and loving. He rememtiered that be had i promiseu Jerry to try to charge his mother'" opinion about something, and with the i hindering dullness of a man . he chose this most unlucky moment to do it. 'Oh, by the way. mother about Jerry 'Well, what about Jerry?' said Mrs. Latimer, coldly. isl.es to join a fraternity at col Itge .nd be ' Ycu need not go on; I am perfectly aware of his wishes. He will join no fraternity. Your father and you were giaduated with honor, and you belonged to no such ridiculous organization, I believe.' I should Dot call them ridiculous, mother. They belong to the confedet ative spirit of the times. Everything is done now by clubs, associations and guilds. The one deny wishes to join Is the most important i i the college. The best men in his class belong to it. Heally, dear, you are making a mis take. It would keep the boy out of much temptation.' 'Xonsensel I have no patience with these newfangled notions abjur. col dlln boys. My brothers at Jerry's age learned their lessot's in the attic, if they did not know them they had a caning either at school or at houie. And see what men they made! But the boys of this generation! They must be coaxed ti do their simple duty. Why, the boy came to me yesterday asking to have a room ou the third floor fitted up for bis own use. His camera and lathe and foils and ail his other jim-cracks must go into it 'so that he could in vite his friends there.' 'An excellent ideal' exclaimed Mr. Latimer, witb an amused laugh. I will order the room vepapered to-morrow ' Y'ou do not suppose that I consented to such a thing, Joseph?' Mrs. Latimer replied, actually growing pale In her excitement. I will keep my boy under my own eye. - He cau bring bis com panions to this room. They shall al was be welcome. 1 will do what 1 can to entertain aud amuse tliem. Why should Jerry wish to go oil alone with them? If they are doing nothing to be ashamed of they would not wish to go oil alone.' Mr. Latimer never replied to his wife when ber hands trembled aud she grew pale. But Hugh was not so consider ate. 'Jerry will never learn to walk unless you let him stand alone, mo' ber. You have had seventeen years to instill good principles into him. .N'uw let h.ui try them. Mrs. Latimer rose. I have decided. I have refused to allow Jerry to use the room or to j 'in the fraternity. There must be something wrong in the c mpanions whom he cannot receive iu his mother's pres ence,' she said with haughty severity. Hugh nodded go d-huuioredly. 'Very well, mother, he Is your fon, not mine. What is it, llobert?' as a servant knocked at the door. 'Mr. Lyons' cans, sir. For Mrs. Latimer and Mi.-s Frances.' 'Hugh's wife's in the parlor, dear," said Mr. Latimer. 'Dj not go down. You need no be bored w.tii these young people; she will play duenna.' Bored!' Mrs. Latimer groane 1 as she lose. 'Y'ou use the right word, indeed. But if I go dowu young Lyons will not stay.' The father and son glanced at each o her. 'Dan Lyons is a very worthy, honor able fellow, mother,' said II unh. 'lit is reckoned among the strongest young lawyers at the bar." 'Very probably,' said his mother, with chilly brevity. 'Aud really, my dear,' ventured ber husband, 'ihere is no butter family iu the city than the Lyons. And Daniel is not deiiendeut ou his profession; he has means.' 'That may be. 'And he is quite an active member of St, Ju le's Church.' 'What is all this to me? I am not curious about bis creed or his bank ac count.' 'It is just this to you, mother,' said Iluh, bluntly, 'the man has love 1 Frances for years, at-d 1 think she is inuueoted iu bim. There is actually no objection to him; Jet you persi.steuti; iivcze him out ol the house. Why? Ii may be a question of poor little Fan's happiness. What reason have you?' Mis Latimei's eyes Hashed, but she controlled herself aud was silent for a moment. Then she said, slowly: 'I simply do not like the man. lit is not the kiudof person I wish Frances to marry. It is a ca-e of Dr. Fell, I H'ippose. Your father, when he came to visit me, was grave and tender aud courteous. This young man is tlippaul; he is forever making puns. The chatter between h ui auu Frances weaiijs me beyond endurance. I suppose he is a tyjie of your modern young man.' 'Precisely, mammy, and Fan belongs to the same generation. After all, it's for Fan he comes a-wooing, not you. Y'ou may 1 ave father. Dad is perfec tion, you know, but we cannot be all like h.m.' 'Frances will hardly engage herself to a man who is repugnant to me. 1 think that closes the matter.' 'Oh, of course,' said Hugh. 'Will you walk down the street with me, father? The night is very pleasant.' Mrs. Latimer did not go down to the par or wheu the two men left her. She Ier'"ectly understood the cold disap proval in their laces as they bade ber good-nighr. 'They think I have no right to con trol the lives of my own children, she said, the bitter tears creeping down her cheeks. 'As if I did not give them life! As if I would not pour out my bean's blood for them!' It was ouy a que t ion of love. Mrs. Latimer knew that her Intellect was stronger than any of her children, she bad age a..d experience. And yet, she mus; not decide and judge for them! About II o'clock Frances tapped at ber doar and came in, witii a shy quiet in ber step and movement, very unusual in the gay little chatterbox. The girl's cheeks were pale and there was a tender softness in ber dark eyes, very near to tears. Why is it, Frances? Do you wish to see me?' ber mother said coluly. 'On'y to say good-night, mamma.' She kneeled down and put ber fair head in ber mother's lap, looking up, her lips trembling witb the secret she had to telL Mrs. Latimer guessed it and her soul filled with a blind rage. 'I will not hear itl' Bhe cried to her self. 'I will never consent! My baby mv little girl, H.m Lyons' wifel' 'Won't you pit your arms around me, mamma? I do so love you to night!' whispered Fau, with a sob. Mrs. Latimei patted ber as she might a troublesome cat. 'Now jump up, France, and go to bed. sue sa'd brinkly. Frances rose. '1 wished to talk a littla to yon, mammy dear, about 'Xot now not nowl I have some thing to think about; an important business matter. 'To-morrow, then.' Frances threw ber arms around ber mother and straine 1 her to ber breast. Mrs. Latimer sat like a stone; yet she loved ber daughter arden'ly. She was her daughter; 6he bad given to her blood and heart and mind! Surely sbf ought to direct her future life. When Frances reached the d or her mother said, sharply. 'Who was here to-night?' 'Clara and Mr. Lyons, mamma.' 'Mr. Lyons remained after Clara had gone?' 'Yes,' her face radiant. 'He 'Don't let it occur again. He is a young man whose manners and cha-ac-ler are distasteful to me, Frances. En courage no further intimacy with bim.' 'Mother I' 'Good-night, dear.' 'You must bear me, mother. 'That will do. I wish to be alone. The girl flung out her arms like an angry child, saying: 'It is I who am alone. Y'ou drive me from you!' And she left the room. There was a calm In the Latimer household for weeks. Dan Lyons never eame to tbe bouse again, and his name was not mentioned evf n by the contin ually chattering Clara. Jerry never spoke again ot the fiaternity nor ot the rooms that lis had planned. He did not, however, bring bis friends to his mother's little parlor, and laughed somewhat grimly when she urged him to do it, 'There's something about boys you don't vnders'and,' be said. Mrs. Laliui.ir smiled. As if a woman Of her keen Insight and judgment could not read those transparent, immature minds! Noblet was engaged by the "Age," and she read with contempt his crude, slashing articles; but there was no doubt of their popularity. Everybody congratulated Mr. Latimer on this b-il-liant access to bis stuff, and tbe piper nearly doubled its subscription list. When Hugh mentioned the f.tct in bis mother's room one evening, she said: 'I'm sorry for th public taste, thei Twenty-live years ago such colloquial louch-and go talk would not be toler ated in a leading article.' 'And if you read au article of those days now it would seem stilted even to you. The world changes its base with each geneiat ou. It may go backward, but it does change its base.' 'I shall not change mine,' Mrs. Lati mer faid calmly. There was a knock at the door. Mrs Latimer noticed that her husbaud went quickly to open it, glancing at Hugh with a contra. led excitement iu his face. Francs entered, and close behind her was Dan Lyons. Even in her astonish ment the thought flasued into Mrs. -atitner's mind that be was really a tnaiilv, handsome fellow. ' What-I do not understand, Frances,' she said as she rose. 'This is my husband, mother. I mm lied him two mouths ago. I could not have your blessing, so 1 oh, mam ma, I loved bim. 1 did not want to tind a man like father to marry, as you found for me, but just Dau Dan I' Tne words tumbled over each other as Fan cried and laughed and dr.igg d her husband and mother together.' Two months ago?' 'It is all right, my dear all right,' said Mr. Latimer. "Old Fatner Johns married them. He says he knew you would relent when you learned to ap preciated Dan.' I hoj you may be happy, Frances,' Mrs. Latimer said al last. She kissed her witti lips that were coll as ice. Then she turned and guve her baud to Lyus without a word. But she did give I'..' Hugh told his wile that night. She acted like a thor oughbred, poor Ii.tlti mother' D.iu wanted to joke it off, but I rot them out of the room as soon as I cruld, to give her lime to recover. When they were gone she turned to me: 'My child run away to be married! My modest, innoc lit Fan! Is it my i.iui' ? Did I drive her to it?' 'And just th n, as 111 luck would have it, Jerry came in, his lace red, aud a silly leer In bis eyes. He began to hiccough. It's the second time 1 ve caught the boy drunk this winter. HVs in a bad -et, ou kuow. Mother stood up str.ng'it, looking at linn, as ghastly as though she had been dealt her death blow. 1 think she wholly forgot Fan's murriage iu tins horror. 'Is tais my fault?' she sild. 'Have I made hla home so hateful to him that' I caught the little brute to take bim away, but she stopped me. 'O Hugh. Leave tne witb my boy,' she said; so I left her in her misery. 'There was no itasou why bhe should be miserable,' sai 1 the practica! Clara. 'Dun Lyons will be as . ood and loving a husband to ran as woman ever had. Aud as for Jerry, the toy does not take to scamplshuess nor liquor ua'.urallv; but your mother provided no safety valve for his young blood. She trie. to run her children into the mold of the J-'ist generation, and it can't bu done. She will not see that while right and wrong rem tin the same since the le- ginning of the woild, tas es, habits. manners, change every thirty ears. Do yi.-u think she will ever see u?' 1 do not know. I'o r mother! she does like ber own way, he replied, re membering the Goblet affair. H lule the young peop.etli cussed her Mrs. Latimer alone faced tne uuustiou which conies to every man and woman ol in Mule age: Why ami alien to these children? H ho is to blame.'" A Funeral In Naoles, While traversing one of the narrow stieets I was fortunate enough to see a fuueraL Of course I was sorry for the deceased, but I was glad, since there was a corpse, that I was there to se ttle funeral procession, as It Is ou of the mos curious of fights. Tbe coru.e is placed in a hinhly-Jecorated recep tacle on a raised platform, which is carried high over the heads of the eight bearers. Then comes about a dozen of the Brothe s of the Miserecoruia In their grotesque costumes of a white flowing sheet, with head entirely con cealed by the same, save the large holes cut for eyes and mouth looking like ghosts of the p ist. After them came about twenty oid chaps dressed in black, with high black bats of ancient make. After these came the relatives and friends, tbe brothers of the Mis erecordla aud the solemn old chaps who are hired tor tbe occasion. No f uner. I in Naples would be complate without tnera. NEWS IN BRIEF. The German officials are hastening the preparations for the departure of tbe Emiu expedition. It is believed tbe first objective point of the expedition will be the lake district, A 17-year-old lad who climbed to the dome of the State House at Topeka recently, managed to fali to the base ment, a distauce of 80 feet, without breaking a bone. Tbe next fad among the doctors will be the administration of medicines through the skin by means of an elec tri3 current, since this has been shown to be possible by tome English aud Germau doctors. The world moves. Uabbl Stern, of Washington, in ate lecture referred to the faith of the Indian as being nearly identical with that of the Israel. te, and sa'.d th it in treatment the same fate had overtaken them In being driven from their jiosses- sioni. The ex-Eiuperor of Brazil recently entered a restaurant al Cannes and nodded familiarly to one of the wait ers, it turned out that the waiter had lieen one of Don Pedro's attendants In Rio de Janeiro. Paganinui's favorite violin a a Guarnerlus del Gesu of 1743 is pre served under a glass case in the Muni cipal Palace of Genoa, bis birthplace. He bequeathed it to the city on condi tion that It never should lie used. An old well, over 10X1 feet deep, was discovered recently at Xauvoo, 111. It is believed to be connected with sub terranean passages, ami to le a relic of the days when Mormons made the town their home. A remarkable three-story reservoir has just been built upn M mttnartre, the highest point in l'.-.ris. The cajtac ity is 11,0.0 square meters and the area 2,3 0 square under. It is proposed to supply the whole c.ty wi;h water from this h gli level, There are now 30 creamatories in various p.irts of the world. In Italy "J l; in A uerica. lo; ai d E gland, Ger many, France. Switzerland and Sweden have only one each. The Archbishop of Pans has forbidden the practice of cr tuation Iu bis jurisdiction. Artificial gems al the Paris expo litiou are said to have surpassed any thing ever before shown, some of the sjM-cimens puzzling e en dealers and ex lerta. The artificial pearls were especially successful, no means being louud to distinguish the genuine from the artificial, except the use of a file. When Sir J. Ileischel was defend ing the character ot as ronomical sci ence in view of an error of n arly 4,- W.OiX) miles iu estimating the sun's distance, the correction v.s shown to apply to an error or ousel vatlon so small as to be equivalent to the appar ent breadth of a human hair al a dis tance of 12D feet, The magnitude of the Siberian railway scheme which the Kusslau gov ernment has under a0viseuie.it may be understood from the report ot the en gineer at the head of the commission that has been iuvestigat ng the matter. He announces that the wnole hue can be completed by the year 19j0 at an ex pense of about 4130 OUO.'XJO. The Pennsylvania Railroad has gone into tli business of manufactur ing ice wholesale. The company will establish ice factories at points all along its main line. Tins will enable it to make ice enoueh to supply ail the. tanks ou the cars for the comfort o? the passengers and to keep perishable goods in heal lif ul con litiou through out the heated term. Monte Carlo outwaidly i? one of the mot beautiful and attractive places iu Europe, but more suicides occur thero tnau at any of the capitals of Europe. The great gaming estaMlsl.meiit is re s;h)IiiIi'c for an untold amount of mis ery, and every gold plec of proiit might almost be said to 1 wet with human bloo'I. The London institute of Actuaries proposes to disjiense w t!i the services of medical men iu examining for insur ance in cases where the applicant pre fers to make a statement Lefore a re sponsible otli er. This change is brv-'ed u;xn the idea that thousands of Jieoplo in good health wiil n t nisuie beciusn they have to ass through the doctor's surveillance. Eiht new war vessels are to be added to the Japanese navy liefore the end of February, lS i-J, three to bo completed this year and the remaining five Iiefore the date mcutioned a-ove, and 13 more befoie Is'.'.. Since April last year tho Naval Department has paid abroad the sum of tl,7uis.J35 on account of new inun-of-war, guns, etc. A burglar named Heine, while be ing taken from Louisville to Edavllle, Ky., to work on a prison contract, es caped from the traiu in a daring man ner. He walked forward in the car to get a drink of water. When near the door be seized the guard, clicked him to iniensibiillty, and. with another con vict who was helping bin. Jumped oil the train and disappeared iu the dark ness. Modem inventions have a bard time of it in Constantinople. A Ger man photograjdier undertook to catch, a picture of the Sultan as he rode to the mosque, but the royal guard rushed upon him and suntshel his instruments. The reason for the violence is an inter dict of the Koran which forbids all pic tures of the huuiau form. The photo grapher, after a mouth's imprisonment, was saved by the intervention of his Ambassador. Robert Browning's will, dated February VI 104, was witnessed by Tennyson and F. T. 1'algrave, and left all his pioierty to his son, the artist llobert Barrett Browning, save a charge of f l.WuO a jear to Mis? Brown ing, the poet's sister. The gross value of the personal estate in thi United Kingdom is sworu under Js-I,00, but there is also property in Italian stocUs and real estate. This was chiefly in herited money, well invested. M Edmond "o'tct recommends In Bull. So-?. Roy. I'har. Brux. the use of 3 drops of lactic acid to 10 grains of quinine sulphate. This, he says, makes au excellent pill mass, and the exclpi ent is equally suitable when other in gred.euls than quinine form part of the bill mass. A new system of telegrap'j lias a seuding instrument w th ten keys, each of which makes one of the stiaightor curved lines used iu Roman letters. It Is claimed to have sent a seventy-six-word message iu twenty -five secomls aud printed them in plalu Roman char acters. Tbe human race is run on the course ot true love as a general thing. 'j'-. r. to i.t ;it i s- V: f ir r' ;? e. f ! ;d
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